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Highland 2022
Local elections held 5 May 2022.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 20 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 71 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 25,915 | 30.1% | 22 | 31.0% | 22 | 31.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 22,035 | 25.6% | 21 | 29.6% | 19 | 26.8% | +2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 16,920 | 19.7% | 14 | 19.7% | 14 | 19.7% | 0 |
| Conservative Party | 12,544 | 14.6% | 9 | 12.7% | 10 | 14.1% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 4,308 | 5.0% | 2 | 2.8% | 3 | 4.2% | -1 |
| Green Party | 3,459 | 4.0% | 3 | 4.2% | 3 | 4.2% | 0 |
| Alba Party | 484 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Scottish Family Party | 163 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Scottish Libertarian Party | 71 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Freedom Alliance- Integrity, Society, Economy | 48 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 47 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independence for Scotland Party | 46 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 86,040 | 100.0% | 71 | 100.0% | 71 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
The 2022 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2022 election (current) and on the eve of it (2021), so you can see what the result replaced.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Inverness Ness-side · 3 seats · won at 6.4% · −18.6 pts below quota
- Inverness West · 3 seats · won at 7.5% · −17.5 pts below quota
- Cromarty Firth · 4 seats · won at 7.3% · −12.7 pts below quota
- Black Isle · 3 seats · won at 13.5% · −11.5 pts below quota
- Inverness South · 4 seats · won at 8.6% · −11.4 pts below quota
- Fort William and Ardnamurchan · 4 seats · won at 9.3% · −10.7 pts below quota
- Aird and Loch Ness · 4 seats · won at 10.2% · −9.8 pts below quota
- Culloden and Ardersier · 3 seats · won at 15.3% · −9.7 pts below quota
- Eilean a′ Cheò · 4 seats · won at 10.7% · −9.3 pts below quota
- North, West and Central Sutherland · 3 seats · won at 17.3% · −7.7 pts below quota
- Wick and East Caithness · 4 seats · won at 12.8% · −7.2 pts below quota
- Dingwall and Seaforth · 4 seats · won at 12.9% · −7.1 pts below quota
- Inverness Central · 3 seats · won at 17.9% · −7.1 pts below quota
- East Sutherland and Edderton · 3 seats · won at 19.0% · −6.0 pts below quota
- Badenoch and Strathspey · 4 seats · won at 15.2% · −4.8 pts below quota
- Tain and Easter Ross · 3 seats · won at 21.1% · −3.9 pts below quota
- Nairn and Cawdor · 4 seats · won at 16.2% · −3.8 pts below quota
- Inverness Millburn · 3 seats · won at 21.6% · −3.4 pts below quota
- Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh · 4 seats · won at 17.3% · −2.7 pts below quota
- Thurso and Northwest Caithness · 4 seats · won at 17.9% · −2.1 pts below quota
Race results
Inverness Ness-side · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 6.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −18.6 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 4,346
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alasdair Christie | Liberal Democrats | 1,934 | 44.5% | 44.5% | +19.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jackie Hendry | Scottish National Party | 1,270 | 29.2% | 29.2% | +4.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Ric Scott | Conservative Party | 379 | 8.7% | 8.7% | — | |
| 4 | Andrew Mackintosh | Labour Party | 276 | 6.4% | 6.4% | −18.6 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Ron MacWilliam | Independent | 243 | 5.6% | 5.6% | — | |
| 6 | Claire Maclean | Green Party | 226 | 5.2% | 5.2% | — | |
| 7 | Calum Mark Liptrot | Scottish Libertarian Party | 18 | 0.4% | 0.4% | — |
Inverness West · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 7.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −17.5 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 3,503
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Graham | Liberal Democrats | 1,198 | 34.2% | 34.2% | +9.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Bill Boyd | Scottish National Party | 1,092 | 31.2% | 31.2% | +6.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Ryan Forbes | Conservative Party | 327 | 9.3% | 9.3% | — | |
| 4 | Shaun Fraser | Labour Party | 295 | 8.4% | 8.4% | — | |
| 5 | Ryan Mackintosh | Green Party | 262 | 7.5% | 7.5% | −17.5 pts | Elected |
| 6 | Duncan McDonald | Independent | 173 | 4.9% | 4.9% | — | |
| 7 | Helen Smith | Independent | 100 | 2.9% | 2.9% | — | |
| 8 | Iain Cullens Forsyth | Independence for Scotland Party | 46 | 1.3% | 1.3% | — | |
| 9 | David Sansum | Independent | 10 | 0.3% | 0.3% | — |
Cromarty Firth · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 7.3% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.7 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 3,870
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamala Collier | Scottish National Party | 1,127 | 29.1% | 29.1% | +9.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Molly Nolan | Liberal Democrats | 1,079 | 27.9% | 27.9% | +7.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Pauline Munro | Independent | 679 | 17.5% | 17.5% | −2.5 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Maxine Morley-Smith | Independent | 283 | 7.3% | 7.3% | −12.7 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Andrew Phillip Baxter | Conservative Party | 261 | 6.7% | 6.7% | — | |
| 6 | Kirsty Stewart | Labour Party | 162 | 4.2% | 4.2% | — | |
| 7 | Kate Stevenson | Independent | 122 | 3.2% | 3.2% | — | |
| 8 | Daniel Reat | Green Party | 112 | 2.9% | 2.9% | — | |
| 9 | Eric Fraser | Independent | 45 | 1.2% | 1.2% | — |
Black Isle · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 13.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.5 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 4,709
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyndsey Johnston | Scottish National Party | 1,171 | 24.9% | 24.9% | −0.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Morven-May MacCallum | Liberal Democrats | 739 | 15.7% | 15.7% | −9.3 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Theo Stratton | Conservative Party | 695 | 14.8% | 14.8% | — | |
| 4 | Sarah Atkin | Independent | 634 | 13.5% | 13.5% | −11.5 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Anne Thomas | Green Party | 624 | 13.3% | 13.3% | — | |
| 6 | Okain John Mclennan | Independent | 317 | 6.7% | 6.7% | — | |
| 7 | Bev Smith | Independent | 286 | 6.1% | 6.1% | — | |
| 8 | Margaret Bryant | Labour Party | 243 | 5.2% | 5.2% | — |
Inverness South · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 8.6% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.4 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 5,543
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Gowans | Scottish National Party | 1,949 | 35.2% | 35.2% | +15.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Duncan Macpherson | Independent | 1,375 | 24.8% | 24.8% | +4.8 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Andrew Sinclair | Conservative Party | 936 | 16.9% | 16.9% | −3.1 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Colin Aitken | Liberal Democrats | 478 | 8.6% | 8.6% | −11.4 pts | Elected |
| 5 | David Jardine | Labour Party | 402 | 7.3% | 7.3% | — | |
| 6 | Claire Filer | Green Party | 299 | 5.4% | 5.4% | — | |
| 7 | Jimmy Duncan | Alba Party | 104 | 1.9% | 1.9% | — |
Fort William and Ardnamurchan · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 9.3% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.7 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 4,003
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angus Macdonald | Liberal Democrats | 1,500 | 37.5% | 37.5% | +17.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sarah Fanet | Scottish National Party | 1,341 | 33.5% | 33.5% | +13.5 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Fiona Fawcett | Conservative Party | 404 | 10.1% | 10.1% | — | |
| 4 | Kate Willis | Green Party | 385 | 9.6% | 9.6% | −10.4 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Thomas Maclennan | Independent | 373 | 9.3% | 9.3% | −10.7 pts | Elected |
Aird and Loch Ness · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 10.2% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.8 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 5,198
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Knox | Scottish National Party | 1,364 | 26.2% | 26.2% | +6.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Fraser | Independent | 1,182 | 22.7% | 22.7% | +2.7 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Helen Crawford | Conservative Party | 1,099 | 21.1% | 21.1% | +1.1 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Chris Ballance | Green Party | 528 | 10.2% | 10.2% | −9.8 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Aarron Duncan-MacLeod | Independent | 430 | 8.3% | 8.3% | — | |
| 6 | Holly Kingham | Liberal Democrats | 342 | 6.6% | 6.6% | — | |
| 7 | Michael Perera | Labour Party | 253 | 4.9% | 4.9% | — |
Culloden and Ardersier · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 15.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.7 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 4,100
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glynis Campbell-Sinclair | Scottish National Party | 1,542 | 37.6% | 37.6% | +12.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mary Scanlon | Conservative Party | 732 | 17.9% | 17.9% | — | |
| 3 | Trish Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 626 | 15.3% | 15.3% | −9.7 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Morven Reid | Independent | 626 | 15.3% | 15.3% | −9.7 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Steven Calvert | Labour Party | 413 | 10.1% | 10.1% | — | |
| 6 | Mya Chemonges-Murzynowska | Alba Party | 137 | 3.3% | 3.3% | — | |
| 7 | Mel Robertson | Independent | 24 | 0.6% | 0.6% | — |
Eilean a′ Cheò · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 10.7% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.3 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 4,515
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Finlayson | Independent | 1,450 | 32.1% | 32.1% | +12.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Drew Millar | Scottish National Party | 1,019 | 22.6% | 22.6% | +2.6 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Calum Munro | Independent | 583 | 12.9% | 12.9% | −7.1 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Ruraidh Stewart | Conservative Party | 485 | 10.7% | 10.7% | −9.3 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Fay Thomson | Independent | 258 | 5.7% | 5.7% | — | |
| 6 | Donald Macdonald | Independent | 240 | 5.3% | 5.3% | — | |
| 7 | Hector Macleod | Alba Party | 166 | 3.7% | 3.7% | — | |
| 8 | Peter O'Donnghaile | Labour Party | 157 | 3.5% | 3.5% | — | |
| 9 | Jack Clark | Liberal Democrats | 157 | 3.5% | 3.5% | — |
North, West and Central Sutherland · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 17.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.7 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 2,756
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marianne Hutchison | Scottish National Party | 968 | 35.1% | 35.1% | +10.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Baird | Liberal Democrats | 773 | 28.0% | 28.0% | +3.0 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Hugh Morrison | Independent | 477 | 17.3% | 17.3% | −7.7 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Charlotte Gibson | Conservative Party | 302 | 11.0% | 11.0% | — | |
| 5 | Clive Soley | Labour Party | 108 | 3.9% | 3.9% | — | |
| 6 | Philipp Tanzer | Scottish Family Party | 80 | 2.9% | 2.9% | — | |
| 7 | Robert Alan Jardine | Freedom Alliance- Integrity, Society, Economy | 48 | 1.7% | 1.7% | — |
Wick and East Caithness · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 12.8% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.2 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 4,180
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Mcewan | Liberal Democrats | 1,245 | 29.8% | 29.8% | +9.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Raymond Bremner | Scottish National Party | 1,059 | 25.3% | 25.3% | +5.3 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Andrew Jarvie | Conservative Party | 632 | 15.1% | 15.1% | −4.9 pts | Elected |
| 4 | A.I. Willie Mackay | Independent | 534 | 12.8% | 12.8% | −7.2 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Bill Fernie | Independent | 438 | 10.5% | 10.5% | — | |
| 6 | Neil Macdonald | Labour Party | 272 | 6.5% | 6.5% | — |
Dingwall and Seaforth · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 12.9% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.1 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 4,640
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Alexander MacKenzie | Scottish National Party | 1,494 | 32.2% | 32.2% | +12.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Angela Maclean | Liberal Democrats | 773 | 16.7% | 16.7% | −3.3 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Margaret Paterson | Independent | 698 | 15.0% | 15.0% | −5.0 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Gavin Berkenheger | Conservative Party | 650 | 14.0% | 14.0% | — | |
| 5 | Sean Edward Kennedy | Independent | 599 | 12.9% | 12.9% | −7.1 pts | Elected |
| 6 | Les Hood | Labour Party | 216 | 4.7% | 4.7% | — | |
| 7 | Thomas Widrow | Green Party | 210 | 4.5% | 4.5% | — |
Inverness Central · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 17.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.1 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 3,286
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bet McAllister | Labour Party | 793 | 24.1% | 24.1% | −0.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Cameron | Scottish National Party | 769 | 23.4% | 23.4% | −1.6 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Kate MacLean | Scottish National Party | 589 | 17.9% | 17.9% | −7.1 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Donald MacKenzie | Conservative Party | 420 | 12.8% | 12.8% | — | |
| 5 | Arun Sharma | Green Party | 245 | 7.5% | 7.5% | — | |
| 6 | Martin Rattray | Liberal Democrats | 211 | 6.4% | 6.4% | — | |
| 7 | Andrew Barnett | Independent | 141 | 4.3% | 4.3% | — | |
| 8 | Sean Robertson | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 47 | 1.4% | 1.4% | — | |
| 9 | John William McColl | Scottish Family Party | 45 | 1.4% | 1.4% | — | |
| 10 | Luigi Andrew MacKinnon | Independent | 26 | 0.8% | 0.8% | — |
East Sutherland and Edderton · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 19.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.0 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 3,214
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Gordon Gale | Liberal Democrats | 1,151 | 35.8% | 35.8% | +10.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Leslie-anne Niven | Scottish National Party | 853 | 26.5% | 26.5% | +1.5 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Jim McGillivray | Independent | 611 | 19.0% | 19.0% | −6.0 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Max Bannerman | Conservative Party | 546 | 17.0% | 17.0% | — | |
| 5 | Harry Christian | Scottish Libertarian Party | 53 | 1.6% | 1.6% | — |
Badenoch and Strathspey · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 15.2% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.8 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 5,529
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Jones | Independent | 1,280 | 23.2% | 23.2% | +3.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Muriel Cockburn | Scottish National Party | 886 | 16.0% | 16.0% | −4.0 pts | Elected |
| 3 | John Bruce | Conservative Party | 861 | 15.6% | 15.6% | −4.4 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Bill Lobban | Independent | 842 | 15.2% | 15.2% | −4.8 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Pippa Hadley | Green Party | 568 | 10.3% | 10.3% | — | |
| 6 | Declan Gallacher | Liberal Democrats | 489 | 8.8% | 8.8% | — | |
| 7 | Dave Fallows | Scottish National Party | 371 | 6.7% | 6.7% | — | |
| 8 | Charlie Whelan | Labour Party | 232 | 4.2% | 4.2% | — |
Tain and Easter Ross · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 21.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.9 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 3,434
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Louden | Scottish National Party | 1,051 | 30.6% | 30.6% | +5.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sarah Rawlings | Liberal Democrats | 739 | 21.5% | 21.5% | −3.5 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Alasdair Rhind | Independent | 726 | 21.1% | 21.1% | −3.9 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Fiona Robertson | Independent | 554 | 16.1% | 16.1% | — | |
| 5 | Veronica Morrison | Conservative Party | 364 | 10.6% | 10.6% | — |
Nairn and Cawdor · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 16.2% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.8 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 5,156
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Oldham | Scottish National Party | 1,401 | 27.2% | 27.2% | +7.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Laurie Fraser | Independent | 1,215 | 23.6% | 23.6% | +3.6 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Michael Green | Independent | 857 | 16.6% | 16.6% | −3.4 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Barbara Babs Jarvie | Conservative Party | 836 | 16.2% | 16.2% | −3.8 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Kevin James Reid | Liberal Democrats | 540 | 10.5% | 10.5% | — | |
| 6 | Kevin Brooks | Independent | 192 | 3.7% | 3.7% | — | |
| 7 | Marjory Smith | Alba Party | 77 | 1.5% | 1.5% | — | |
| 8 | Cal MacLeod | Scottish Family Party | 38 | 0.7% | 0.7% | — |
Inverness Millburn · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 21.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.4 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 3,508
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Brown | Scottish National Party | 1,430 | 40.8% | 40.8% | +15.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Gregg | Liberal Democrats | 835 | 23.8% | 23.8% | −1.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Isabelle MacKenzie | Conservative Party | 757 | 21.6% | 21.6% | −3.4 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Lewis Whyte | Labour Party | 486 | 13.9% | 13.9% | — |
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 17.3% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.7 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 5,411
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biz Campbell | Independent | 1,552 | 28.7% | 28.7% | +8.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Liz Kraft | Scottish National Party | 1,234 | 22.8% | 22.8% | +2.8 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Christopher Birt | Scottish National Party | 988 | 18.3% | 18.3% | −1.7 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Patrick Logue | Conservative Party | 937 | 17.3% | 17.3% | −2.7 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Margot Kerr | Liberal Democrats | 700 | 12.9% | 12.9% | — |
Thurso and Northwest Caithness · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 17.9% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.1 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 5,139
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Gunn | Liberal Democrats | 1,411 | 27.5% | 27.5% | +7.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Matthew Reiss | Independent | 1,049 | 20.4% | 20.4% | +0.4 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Karl Rosie | Scottish National Party | 947 | 18.4% | 18.4% | −1.6 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Struan Mackie | Conservative Party | 921 | 17.9% | 17.9% | −2.1 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Iain Gregory | Independent | 660 | 12.8% | 12.8% | — | |
| 6 | Alexander Glasgow | Independent | 151 | 2.9% | 2.9% | — |